I have a 4 year old,12 pound,Maltese/poodle mix breed that I've had since he was 10 weeks old.He is a very affectionate lap dog & loves to be cuddled.About a year ago he started growing at me & my husband for no reason apparent to us.We then forbid him to sleep on our bed, & that helped a bit.But now he has biten each of us once before (well me twice).If we go to pet him when he's laying down, he starts off growling,& he gets louder & shows his teeth, & when we actually go to put our hands on him, he strikes. The other day he was on his bed & I went to lay my head by him & he attacked my skull out of nowhere.He gets very teritorial, but he's also very sweet.We have yelled NO, pinned him down, made him sit before doing anything or going anywhere,he walks either beside us or behind us on walks, but nothing makes him stop growling.I thought I have been doing everything right.Does anyone have any training tips on how to deal with this behaivior? feel free to contact me if you need more..
2007-01-22
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